Germany wants windfall profits made by some energy companies from soaring market prices to be used to ease household bills, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday.
In the document presenting a new massive aid plan against inflation, the German government indicates that it will plead for a measure "
of partial deduction of the random profits
" of these companies to be implemented within the framework of the European Union, but says it is ready to act at national level.
“
Producers simply take advantage of the very high gas prices which determine the price of electricity
”, observed the Chancellor during a press conference.